1987Final results
1987 election for Louisiana House District 47
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Sam Theriot (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Warren J. Simon (D) by 35.2 points.
Sam TheriotDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%13,090
Warren J. SimonDemocrat
32.4%6,271
19,361 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1987
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET